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Latest CommentsAnthony La Rocca on Thailand Seeks To Toughen IP Laws to Punish Buyers Of Pirated Or Fake Goods@Sam: These laws apply here in Canada...that is fo... raquo;Meg Wilson on GSK #8220;Open Innovation Agenda, #8221; Possible Malaria VaccineGreat move on open innovation and effort to help t... raquo;Older raquo;Inside ViewsContribute your views! Submit an Inside Views idea on any relevant topic to info [at] ip-watch [dot] cha, or leave a comment within any piece such as below.pWe welcome your participation in article and blog comment threads, and other discussion forums, where we encourage you to analyse and react to the content available on the Intellectual Property Watch website.By participating in discussions or reader forums, or by submitting opinion pieces or comments to articles, blogs, reviews or multimedia features, you are consenting to these rules.1. You agree that you are fully responsible for the content that you post. 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These terms and your posts and contributions shall be governed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of Switzerland (without giving effect to conflict of laws principles thereof) and any dispute exclusively settled by the Courts of the Canton of Geneva.Copyright Law Reform in Brazil: Anteprojeto or Anti-project?A balancing of the rights of authors and consumers, the re-introduction of a private copying exception, a remixing permission and a new regulatory agency for copyright issues are among the core points the Brazilian Ministry of Culture has planned for the new copyright law. But at the Third Conference on Copyright and the Public Interest in São Paulo a month ago, the Ministry emphasised that the bits and pieces shown to the audience were not from an actual law draft ( #8221;anteprojeto #8221;) but only a preliminary proposal for formulating such a draft. The bill still has not been published to date. The delay in releasing the bill for public consultation now threatens the work of more than two years on the reform.
Take Two: China’s Proposed Regulations For Patent-Involving National StandardsThe Standards Administration of China patent policy proposal fails to strike the desired balance and undervalues the intellectual property included in a standard. If implemented as worded, it will discourage the contribution of innovative technologies for use in national standards and the participation of patent holders, writes George Willingmyre.
China’s Standards And Patent Innovation Proposals: Problems For IPR And Global Trade?Read more Inside Views
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9 February 2010
- F e a t u r e s
Year Ahead: Biotech And Patentability Under Debate In The US, EU
Biotechnology lies at the intersection of a wide spectrum of fields, such as agriculture, health and environment. Because biotechnology relates to life sciences, it is often the subject of ethical, sometimes intense political debates between stakeholders, in particular involving intellectual property rights. In 2010, as the first signs of global economic recovery are emerging, the debates are expected to increase. Read More #8230;
9 February 2010
- F e a t u r e s
February Edition Of IP-Watch Monthly Reporter Now Available
The Intellectual Property Watch Monthly Reporter features the most important news on international IP policymaking, the latest on who is coming and going in the IP community at the United Nations, World Trade Organization, Geneva missions, regional and national IP offices, industry and nongovernmental organisations, plus News Briefs on reports and events that do not appear on the IP-Watch website.
Read More #8230;
8 February 2010
- N e w s
First-Ever Drop In Filings Under Patent Cooperation Treaty Seen In 2009
International patent filings under the World Intellectual Property Organization’s Patent Cooperation Treaty fell for the first time in three decades in 2009, owing to a deep economic downturn, WIPO officials said today. Overall patent filings fell 4.5 percent in 2009, but industrialised nations were particularly hard-hit, and are also expected to have slower growth rates in 2010 than emerging economies.
Read More #8230;
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